Back to Normal... almost!

Well, getting away is always a good thing, and seeing family is even better! I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful family and good friends!  It was so enjoyable getting away and letting go of some of the stress -- but if I knew things were gonna work out as they did, I might have stayed home so I could "run around nekkid" for a bit!  *laughs*  That's always been a joke in my family when the kids would ask "What will you do when we're all moved out?"  That was my answer:: "run around nekkid".  :) 

My days of running nekkid are over.... so... what happened, you're probably wondering.  After a week, my son decided that living with his GF wasn't what it was cracked up to be!  Living with someone, sharing space, can be a good thing - especially in the beginning of a relationship.  All those wonderful discoveries and sharing things, doing things together.  But when real life gets in the way, it can be an altogether different thing.

Neither of them have a car, and she works from home.  So you can see already that it was 24/7 togetherness, and not under the best of circumstances.  Money being tight, a four year old, and a baby on the way just added to the madness.  Add to it expectations about how it might be, and it was quite a disaster.  Nothing like blown out fights, just not being able to meet expectations and get along in general circumstances led to them making the adult decision that neither of them were ready for this, and they needed their own space.

When my plane landed, I drove over to their apartment and picked up Brian and his little pile of things.  (Thankfully, he listened and didn't take ALL of his stuff...!!)  I know from conversations with him that he realizes just how difficult it can be, and that both people on the "same page" when it comes to expectations and ideals really would have helped the situation.

As for my vacation, there wasn't any highlight, other than spending time with family, talking, laughing and sharing.  What more could a gal ask for???